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Peak Mountain 3

Thin Air

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Description

Great 5.10 multi pitch!1st pitch requires gear and the rest is bolted. Where the trail meets the crag you will be at the base of the climb.Pitch 1:Follow thin crack up to a bulge. Pull the bulge and follow the crack/face above to a bolted anchor. (5.9 120 ft.)Pitch 2: Crack through some bulges on excellent rock up and right to another bolted anchor. (5.10a 60 ft.)Pitch 3: Finesse a step bulge just above the anchor then wander up and right to another bulge. Above the last bulge climb huge holds to a third set of anchors. (5.10a 100 ft.)Descent options: -Walk off the backside, short 4th class downclimb, then scree ski to the base, South side (left) is preferred-Walk off backside with a short rappel.-With no climbers below you, rap the route with a single 60m rope. From the anchor at the top of pitch one rap into the gully on the East side of the formation.

Protection

TCUs cams to 3" and draws for upper two pitches. Take doubles of small sizes .3 .4 .5 and a few small nuts helps protect crux of pitch one.